Kevin's Watch

Iolanthe wrote:lost my procreation equipment 15 years ago

well did you look for it? put up signs? take an ad in the paper?

julie didn't lose hers, they're gone - but we know where they went.

Well I don't know where they went, but I know who took them out, and didn't we have this conversation before somewhere?

Iolanthe wrote:Well I don't know where they went, but I know who took them out, and didn't we have this conversation before somewhere?

no - i was just trying to bring some sunshine if i have failed - i apologize.

Oh no, Sarge, no need to apologise. I'm in my "take things at face value and don't read between the lines" mode again. Let's face it, I can be a right dim-wit sometimes

Iolanthe wrote:Oh no, Sarge, no need to apologise. I'm in my "take things at face value and don't read between the lines" mode again. Let's face it, I can be a right dim-wit sometimes

i am a man - i wallow in my dimwittedness.

i need to get out of the house - i want this effin' walking boot off.

and i shouldn't listen to better writers than me, Kasey Chambers makes me realize how off my writing is. i try to write linear stuff - it just transforms somehow. i honestlt try to express feeling and emotions. just seems odd when i read it back.

i want pizza.

sgt.null wrote:i am a man - i wallow in my dimwittedness.

i need to get out of the house - i want this effin' walking boot off.

and i shouldn't listen to better writers than me, Kasey Chambers makes me realize how off my writing is. i try to write linear stuff - it just transforms somehow. i honestlt try to express feeling and emotions. just seems odd when i read it back.

i want pizza.

Any dimwittedness you can do I can do better (apologies to Annie get your Gun)

You are lucky you have a boot - all I had was a sandal thingy.

Listen to your heart, not to other writers.

I can take pizza now and again, but it always gives me indigestion!!

i just need to see somewhere else.

the boot is dragging, i walk better without it but the walker. see my doctor on monday.

take something - i do.

I'm in a much better mood today. Got some sleep last night, for one thing, so I'm not feeling so cranky. The living room still looks funny -- all the furniture is crammed at one end, with a vast swath of vacant real estate (where Magickmaker's "bedroom" was) between there and the dining room. Maybe I'll start setting that to rights tonight. I've put off moving the furniture around because I want to give the place a good vacuuming. I guess I'll work on that tonight, too.

One thing I need to do is a quick fix on the mattress support for the daybed. It's not a link spring -- it's a rectangular frame with a bar running down the center the long way, with short bars bridging the gaps between the outer frame and the center bar. The weld on one of the short bars failed at some point, and so Magickmaker just pulled it off and threw the bar away. So I need to get something to bridge that gap, which is about a foot wide. I'm thinking I could lash it with some climbing rope, but that means a trip to REI to get the rope, and I haven't had the time to go since she moved out. I also need to move the trundle mattress up onto the daybed, since she took the daybed mattress with her ('til she can buy a bed of her own), but I don't want to do that until I've "fixed" the platform. Sigh. Things will simply have to continue to be in an uproar for another few days....

I'm exhausted. We were non stop in the copy center for the majority of my day.

aliantha wrote:I'm thinking I could lash it with some climbing rope, but that means a trip to REI to get the rope...

Getting it off a big reel? You might want to get static or semi-static rope for this...dynamic rope will stretch.

--A

found out a c/o i worked with for years was found dead in his boq room this past weekend. Mr. Hinton. hell of a guy, hell of an officer. always there to help when i needed him. it is times like thi si regret leaving my old unit.

to my knowledge I have lost Ms. Hunter, Sgt. Moon, Ms. Sardelich and now Hinton.

sorry for your loss, sarge. Losing a good co-worker and friend can be devastating.



I have been up since 3am. Yuck. Ouch. Blech. But the good thing is the birds are chirping at the dawn. I love that sound.

Sorry about your co-worker, Sarge.

Avatar wrote:

aliantha wrote:I'm thinking I could lash it with some climbing rope, but that means a trip to REI to get the rope...

Getting it off a big reel? You might want to get static or semi-static rope for this...dynamic rope will stretch.

--A

Thanks, Av! Yes, I figured I would ask the nice man to cut me a hunk of the proper stuff off the big reel. But then I found a length of dowel rod that fit nicely into the gap, so I've duct-taped that sucker in place. I'm sure it will break. WF also pm'd me to suggest metal strapping, which might be the best option. I've got to run some errands Saturday anyhow, so I think I'll stop at the hardware store, too.

Good sleeping weather last night-- a long, gentle rain. That murmuring sound really helps, and once the rains set in, bomb and riot season is usually over until December.

But, that dang cat has been missing for a couple of days now. He was around that morning I kicked him out, but that evening he made himself scarce, knowing we would shut him in the house for the night I guess. Come back, Sam!!

yes come back Sam!

thanks everyone.

my captain emailed me - there is a sergeants retreat i have managed to not make for some 7 or 8 years. if i miss the final classes - i will end up in a 12 day course.
waste of time.

sgt.null wrote:my captain emailed me - there is a sergeants retreat i have managed to not make for some 7 or 8 years. if i miss the final classes - i will end up in a 12 day course.
waste of time.

That certainly beats my 90 minutes of Word Basics pain. Hope you can make the retreat this year.

Thanks everyone for the kind words regarding my mom.

A rainy day today. I just had a ham sandwich and some nacho chips for dinner and I think now I'm going to make some tea and recline in the chair for a while tonight.

I'm tired. It was a short day hour wise but felt like a very long day.

Damelon, nag nag nag, eat some vegetables! Ham sammies and nachos is not a well balanced dinner!!!!! I only nag because I love you.

aliantha wrote:...WF also pm'd me to suggest metal strapping, which might be the best option...

That would definitely be the best option.

--A